segregate
//ˈsɛɡrɪɡeɪt//
Verb
segregateInfinitive
segregatePresent tense
segregatedPast tense
segregatedPast participle
segregatingPresent participle
segregatesThird-person singular
1
To separate or set apart from others or from the main body or group.
The school decided to segregate students by age group.
2
To impose the separation of a race, class, or ethnic group by enforcing or observing restrictions on residence, education, or social facilities.
The law was used to segregate Black students from white students in public schools.
3
To become separated or divided from a main body or mass.
The oil will segregate from the water if left to stand.
Adjective
segregateCanonical form
1
Separated or set apart from others; isolated.
The segregate community lived apart from the rest of the town.